Question by Dan: Is anyone going to see the solar eclipse on July 11, 2010?
I've never seen a total solar eclipse before and would really like to experience one in the summer of 2010. I don't know who I should talk to. I don't have a lot of money, either, so I plan to fly to Chile instead of Easter Island. If you have experience with this kind of thing or know someone who does, can you contact me? Thank you so much.
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Answer by NyxDo some looking under "eclipse chasers" -
http://www.eclipsechasers.org/
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Is anyone going to see the solar eclipse on July 11, 2010?
How much power do we get from the sun every day?
Question by Hiya: How much power do we get from the sun every day?
I need to know how much per square inch at any given time and also the amount the sun gives the earth (in total, the sun is always shining some where) each day.
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Answer by Donut TimMost of the Sun’s light is radiated in a direction that does not send it to Earth.
Only 0.000000724654% of it reaches the Earth.
That’s 7.24654 billionths of the Sun’s total light.
The Sunlight that reaches Earth is equal to approximately 1,370 watts per square meter (0.884 watts per square inch) when the sun is at zenith. Because of the atmosphere, the amount of energy that reaches the ground is about 1,000 watts per meter (0.645 watts per square inch) when the sun is directly above and no clouds obscure. (One watt is equal to 1 joule (J) of energy per second.)
The total energy from the Sun that hits Earth is 2,787,020,730,988,480,000 watts.
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Is it merely a coincidence that the moon is just the right size to cover up the sun during an eclipse?
Question by David S: Is it merely a coincidence that the moon is just the right size to cover up the sun during an eclipse?
If it were smaller or larger, we would not be able to observe the sun during an eclipse.
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Answer by psycho_lyciousno, it's a solar conspiracy.
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